Danny Lawhon
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Michigan finally rolling
Industry - News: Michigan, perhaps more than any other state in the U.S., has seen its sports betting infancy roadblocked by the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More
New Iowa sports betting rules will give customers more choices in 2021
Starting Jan. 1, 2021, Iowans will no longer have to physically enter a casino in order to register to place sports bets. → Read More
Hoosiers ready for NBA
Race/Sports - NBA: In a couple weeks’ time, the briefest offseason in NBA history will come to a close. → Read More
Big Ten’s start boosts area sportsbooks
Industry - News: The stands were virtually empty, but otherwise, hints of normalcy at last returned this past October weekend, with the 14-team Big Ten league → Read More
Illinois sports bettors going on wild ride
Industry: The Illinois sports gambling scene may not have devolved into Chicago-style politics, but bettors have been taken on a wild ride in the past couple → Read More
Prairie Meadows celebrates reopening
Industry: The 10 horses in the Belmont Stakes were rounding into the homestretch Saturday afternoon, blazoned on every TV at Prairie Meadows Casino, Racetrack → Read More
Iowa casinos glad to resume operations
Industry: From March 16 through the end of May, all of Iowa’s 19 licensed casinos were closed under Gov. Kim Reynolds’ emergency health proclamation. → Read More
Iowa tries to figure out how to reopen casinos
Industry: The doors of operational normalcy may be creaking open in parts of the United States, but large gathering places, like Prairie Meadows casino, remain → Read More
Regional bets abound for NFL Draft
Race/Sports: Even under normal circumstances, Andrew Mannino and his PointsBet trading and risk team would be zeroing in on this week’s NFL Draft. → Read More
Sportsbook Radio just in time for sports to close
Race/Sports: Matt Dubiel is the managing partner of a Chicagoland station that had rebranded itself “Sportsbook Radio” just in time for the global sports scene to → Read More
The next steps for Iowa casinos ordered closed as part of governor's coronavirus response
The state has 19 licensed and regulated casinos through the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission. → Read More
LOOK: Drake salutes Des Moines with city-themed jerseys for 'hometown team' games
The basketball jerseys for Drake's men and women are being given a one-game makeover as an ode to Iowa's capital city. → Read More
Iowa, Michigan's latest top-25 rankings set up interesting bowl discussion
Iowa's regular season is complete, but there's one more important week of discussion to be had. → Read More
Iowa casinos surpass $45 million in sports wagers in October
Iowa casinos saw the amount of sports bets rise by 20 percent in October from their already-impressive September totals. → Read More
First daily fantasy sports wagering license approved for DraftKings in Iowa
The final barriers to entry for daily sports fantasy bettors have at last been cleared, and DraftKings will soon have its services running in the state. → Read More
Iowa losing grip on spot in top 25 after second straight loss; Iowa State in rankings range
Iowa hangs on to a spot in the Top 25 despite two straight losses; Iowa State is nearly back in after two consecutive wins. → Read More
Iowa casinos take nearly $40 million of wagers in first full month of legal sports gambling
Iowa casinos processed close to $40 million in sports wagers in September, the first full month of legalized sports gambling in the state. → Read More
NCAA rankings: Iowa takes big leap in polls after bye week
Iowa sat idle in Week 4, but their spot in the AP and coaches' top 25s sure didn't. → Read More
Wild Cy-Hawk weather: Delays, hail, evacuations, rainbows, students rushing the fields ... and a restart time
Inclement weather has delayed the Cy-Hawk football game midway through the first quarter. → Read More
Cy-Hawk GameDay chat: Updates and analysis for Iowa vs. Iowa State
It's time for the Cy-Hawk game. And it's never been bigger than this year's. Don't miss a second of the action today as Iowa battles Iowa State. → Read More